CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION by the Chairman,

Dr R N Allan of the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology

UPGRADING EXISTING SITES TO MEET NEW STANDARDS:

D B Pratt, Technology & Air Pollution Division, Health & Safety Executive

CONTROL OF INDUSTRIAL MAJOR ACCIDENT HAZARDS – CIMAH REGULATIONS:

B W Robinson, Robinson Reliability & Risk Assessment

THE SAFETY MANAGEMENT FACTOR: AN ANALYSIS OF THE HUMAN ERROR ASPECTS OF THE BHOPAL DISASTER:

L J Bellamy,~Technica Consulting Scientists and Engineers Ltd

TOPSIDE RISK ASSESSMENT OF OFFSHORE PLATFORMS:MAIN DESIGN IMPLICATIONS:

P Grillo, Snamprogetti Ltd

A R Qureshi, Snamprogetti Ltd

HUMAN RELIABILITY: THE STATE OF THE ART?:

B J Hanks, British Gas Corporation

THE FORMALISATION AND JUSTIFICATION OF THE SAFETY RELATED ASPECTS OF OPERATIONAL CONTROL FOR HIGH RISK PLANTS:

G H Helsby, Hazards Evaluation and Loss Prevention (Consultants) Ltd

K R Davies, Hazards Evaluation and Loss Prevention (Consultants) Ltd